The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-05
WEST AND soVTH,


arrested at Cleveland, O., on the 9th ult.,
on suspicion of being the person who muir
dered the young girl, Maggie Mccarthy, in
that city few days ago.
A vault and safe in the ship chandlery
house Of g. B. Carpenter & Co.. on South
Water street, Chicago, was drilled open
few nights ago and money and jewelry
aggregating $1,000 stolen.
A resolution was introduced in the West
Virginia Senate on the 9th ult. to provide
for settlement Of the claim Of Virginia
against West Virginia for $1,000, 900 as the
latter's share Of the State debt of Virginia
at the time the State Of West Virginia was
created.
Fred Reeves, one Of the militiamen from
Toledo who went to guard the reservoir
and State property in Pauld;ng County, O.,
accidentally shot and killed himself while
on guard duty on the 9th ult.
Count Eugene Stanehiaw Mitldlwicz, Of
Washington, the electrician; 8. A. Hern,
capitalist, of Philadelphia, and E. T. Bar
berie, of New York, arrived at San Fran
cisco few days ago by the steamer San
Pablo, en- route to China. These gentlemen
represent a syndicate with S26, 600, 600 cap
ital, to which the Chinese government has
granted the exclusive privilege of using
the telephone in China for thirty years.
The Ohio State Encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic met at Springfield
on the 9th ult The annual address Of De-
partment Commander Conger shows the to-
tai number Of posts in good standing in the
State to be 637, with a membership Of sc, ,6N
"a total gain during the year Of 4, 1884.
The grand jury at Ozark, Mo-, has re-
turned eight bills in which forty-four knob
bers were charged with assaults and un-
lawful meetings. Some Of the parties are
charged with five different offenses and the
total will reach at least eighty. Only three
Of the parties have as yet been arrested.
Thomas johnson, Of Knoxville, Tenn,
was several years ago separated from his
wife. Some time afterward she married
Gs W. Gardiner, of Coldwater, Mich. A
few days ago johnson came to the latter
place and fatally shot Gardiner, and
wounded his wife, after which blew his
own brains out
Three children were burned to death in a
farmhouse near Whitewright, Tex, on the
18th ult. Their mother locked them up in
the house to make a call at a neighbours and
in her absence the house was burned down.
Matthew Chapman, wealthy farmer and
cattle dealer Of Hudson, o., suicided on the
18th ult. by hanging himself to joist in his
barn. Ill health had made him Respondent.
Near Bonneville, Ind, on the 29th ult.
five boys, while roaming in the woods, ate
wild parsnips. Three of them died within
an hour and the fourth is not expected to
recover. The fifth will probably survive.
81 the annual encampment of the Ohio
Grand Army Of the Republic at Springfield
on the 2Sth ult. the following department
officers were elected: Department Com
mander, D. c. Putnam, Springfield; Senior
Vice Commander, G. 81. Jones, Waynes-
burg; Junior Vice Commander, John W.
Byron, Soldiers Home, Dayton.
A terrific wind storm at Chicago on the
28th ult demolished four new frame cot
tages in the suburban town of Lake and
under the debris two workmen, Judson
Place and Charles Carroll, were crushed to
death.
The assignment of j. & 8. B. Sachs, Gin
cinnati, boot and shoe dealers, made No
vember q, 1885, to MI. Mack, was raised
on the 2Sth ult., all claims having been set.
tied at fifty cents on the dollar. The assets
were appraised at $137, ,O00
Samuel Holland, the defaulting county
treasurer of Carroll County, Ind, was ar.
rested on charge of embezzlement on the
2Sth ult. Heiland's shortage was between
SO 900 and SIS, 900, but all except 81, 600 was
made up by his bondsmen. He was com
mitted in default of bail.
The official vote in Michigan has been
canvassed. The head of the Republican
ticket has 176, ,322 and the Democratic can
didate 140,s27; National, 1880; Prohi
bitionist, 1850; Republican plurality
35,495. For prohibition, 1865; against
1S6, ,646; majority, 5,835.
The Masonic bodies in Baltimore, Md.
are making extensive arrangements to cele
brate on May 10, IL and IL the centennial o.
| the Grand Lodge of Maryland. Invitations
have been sent to every Grand Lodge in the
world and every one in America has prom
ised to send representatives.
DR.. W. T. Northrup, prominent physician
OF Haverhill, Scioto County, o., was sho
and killed on the street in that place OF
the 2Sth by Thomas Mccoy, a saloon
keeper, and his brother Alfred, the post
master ut Haverhill, aided by Pierson ant
jamea Mccoy, sons OF Alfred, aged twent,
and fifteen respectively. Eorthrup haa In